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Persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran – 2022

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Recent weeks have seen an escalation in the unfair treatment of members of the Bahá’í community in Iran.

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence issued an appalling statement of oppressive hate propaganda against the persecuted Bahá’í religious minority yesterday in an attempt to justify the raids on the homes and businesses of 52 Bahá’ís across Iran and the arrest or imprisonment of 13 individuals.

In a cruel escalation up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the village of Roushankouh, in Mazandaran province, where a large number of Baháʼís live, and are using heavy earthmoving equipment to demolish their homes.

Six homes were destroyed and over 20 hectares of land belonging to Bahá’ís in the village were confiscated.

Thames Valley & Solent Conference – Building Vibrant Communities

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On the last weekend of April this year a conference took place at the Bahá’í Training Centre in Bicester. Its purpose was to “explore the progress & prosperity of our communities & Bahá’u’lláh’s universal call to work for the betterment of our world”.

Hundreds of people from a diverse range of cultural and religious backgrounds gathered for the three day conference.

During the weekend 5 themes were explored:

  1. Bahá’u’lláh’s Vision for Humanity
  2. The Distance Traversed Thus Far
  3. Building Vibrant Communities
  4. Educational Endeavours and the Training Institute
  5. Contributing to Social Transformation

The themes were also explored in creative and artistic sessions.

We are looking forward to the next big event at the Bahá’í Training Centre!